diff --git a/lib/loglevel.js b/lib/loglevel.js
index 4429177..469069e 100644
--- a/lib/loglevel.js
+++ b/lib/loglevel.js
@@ -305,9 +305,6 @@
       inheritedLevel = normalizeLevel(
           defaultLogger ? defaultLogger.getLevel() : "WARN"
       );
-      if (defaultLevel != null) {
-          defaultLevel = normalizeLevel(defaultLevel);
-      }
       var initialLevel = getPersistedLevel();
       if (initialLevel != null) {
           userLevel = normalizeLevel(initialLevel);